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snake pit

snake pit

 
noun Informal.
1.
a mental hospital marked by squalor and inhumane or indifferent care for the patients.
2.
an intensely chaotic or disagreeable place or situation.
Also, snake·pit.

Origin:
1945–50
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snake pit

noun
1. any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits"; [syn: hell] 
2. pejorative terms for an insane asylum 
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